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Security research · CVE-2025-59844

SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection.

Published Sep 26, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 26, 2025 · SonarSource

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59844. EPSS is 1.47%. Act only if a listed version of SonarSource is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.47%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor SonarSource sonarqube-scan-action 4.0.0, < 6.0.0

SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. A command injection vulnerability exists in SonarQube GitHub Action in version 4.0.0 to before version 6.0.0 when workflows pass user-controlled input to the args parameter on Windows runners without proper validation. This vulnerability bypasses a previous security fix and allows arbitrary command execution, potentially leading to exposure of sensitive environment variables and compromise of the runner environment. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 6.0.0. Users should upgrad

Are you affected?

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  • vendor SonarSource sonarqube-scan-action 4.0.0, < 6.0.04.0.0, < 6.0.0

How to fix CVE-2025-59844

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59844. EPSS is 1.47%. Act only if a listed version of SonarSource is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with SonarSource sonarqube-scan-action 4.0.0, < 6.0.0 4.0.0, < 6.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.47%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 26, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. A command injection vulnerability exists in SonarQube GitHub Action in version 4.0.0 to before version 6.0.0 when workflows pass user-controlled input to the args parameter on Windows runners without proper validation. This vulnerability bypasses a previous security fix and allows arbitrar

  2. Sep 26, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. A command injection vulnerability exists in SonarQube GitHub Action in version 4.0.0 to before version 6.0.0 when workflows pass user-controlled input to the args parameter on Windows runners without proper validation. This vulnerability bypasses a previous security fix and allows arbitrar

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59844

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-59844

    30-day exploitation probability 1.47%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-31338

    SonarQube Server and Cloud is a static analysis solution for continuous code quality and security inspection. A command injection vulnerability exists in SonarQube GitHub Action in version 4.0.0 to before version 6.0.0 when workflows pass user-controlled input to the args paramet

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026